The Subaltern
Language: English
Published by William Blackwood, Edinburgh, UK, 1826
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: All Lost Books, Wollaston, United KingdomAll Lost Books
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Condition: Used - Good
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First published in 1825, this is considered one of the most interesting accounts of the Peninsular War. Gleig was seventeen when he arrived in Spain with the 85th Regiment of Foot and the Peninsular War was about to become the invasion of France. Gleig fought in Spain and the 1814 'American War' before become a chaplain and eventually becoming the Chaplain-General of the British Army. 374pp. Contemporary brown calf boards with five raised bands to the spine which has a red morocco title plate with gilt lettering. Newer green tooled leather boards have been laid over the original boards, these have a gilt band around them, Rubbing to extremities. Marbled page edges and endpapers. Contemporary name to title page. Spotting to inner endpapers.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Subaltern
- Author
- Anon Or G R Or Gleig, George Robert
- Publisher
- William Blackwood, Edinburgh, UK
- Publication year
- 1826
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- None Issued
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 500 grams
- Dimensions
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Military Biographies, Memoirs and Autobiographies, The Napoleonic, French Revolutionary Wars and American Revolution
All Lost Books
Wollaston, United Kingdom
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